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I came. I saw. I conquered. This is exactlymy feeling about the ten-day military train-ing. Hard at first, sweet in the end. Perspira-tion given out, inspiration obtained. Most ofus, like myself, thought of the militarytraining as a torture at the very beginning,and I do admit that those ten days were def-initely not spent in paradise. But what Ididn't expect at first was the change hap-pened to me, both physically and mentally.
Physically speaking, as the product of the"one-child" policy and "Gaokao" system,study dominated my entire life. I rarely ex-ercised, ate junk food, hated fruits and veg-etables. So you could imagine what a chal-lenge I was about to face. It turned out thatI could barely climb onto bed for the firstthree nights. I ate nothing of the foods theyoffered at first because the courses were allserved cold and looked like leftovers. Myfeet hurt every second due to the unsuitableshoes. Like a vampire I almost got burnt. Ieven though sunscreen lotion was all overme. Stuck in a situation like this, it wastime to accept and embrace the reality sincethere was no way to change it. I started toencourage myself not to give up that easilyand be consistent with the training. I beganto get used to the cold foods and theyturned out to be not that awful after all. Tendays later, I feel brand new, not only be-cause I got tanned, but also because I feelmuch more fit and healthier. I not only sur-vived but also became better, and only in-tense training could give me that. Theten-day training forced me into its territory,but as soon as I got accustomed, I improvedgradually through it.
On the other hand, I grew more matureduring the ten-day process. I learned aboutpatience, persistence, optimism and finally,obligations and responsibilities. The train-ing made me realize that I am stronger thanI thought I was. My confidence boosted anda sense of invincibility emerged since Ipassed the training with flying colors. I feellike everything is within my reach as longas I strive for it. Sometimes we back off notbecause we can't do something, but becausewe lack a little push, and now I found mine.Also, I started to understand my obligationsand responsibilities. Through a documen-tary that was shown during the training, Irealized that everyone is required to makean effort in order to create a better worldout of the chaotic reality. So the reason thatwe go to college isn't only limited to satisfyour desire for knowledge or prepare our-selves for jobs, but to equip us with differ-ent specific specialties with which we willbe able to contribute to society in the fu-ture. Just like Albert Einstein said," Every-day I remind myself that my inner and outerlife are based on the labors of other men,living and dead, and that I must exert my-self in order to give in the same measure asI have received and am still receiving." Thetraining helped me see my responsibilitiesas a citizen and the importance of giving.
Ten days passed in a glare, but what Ihave gained will never fade. This bitter-sweet experience baptized my college yearand set the stage for my adult life. It may bea small step for me right now, but it is un-doubtedly a giant leap in my life. The mili-tary training spirit sticks in my mind, al-ways and forever.
Small Step Giant Leap
The ten-day military training finally cameto an end, but the finale was not so relaxingand enjoyable as we had ever imagined. Itturned out to be exhausting and all we hadgone through was beyond expression.
At the very beginning, curiousness aboutthe military training seized upon us: aboutthe military uniforms, about the weapons,about everything. However, the pain soonslipped in. We were asked to stand uprightunder the unfriendly sun; we were trainedto take the parade steps as real soldiers did;we were forced to gather together whenev-er the bell screamed, regardless of what wewere doing at that moment. All of thesewere thrust upon us and we had no choicebut to surrender. Step by step and day byday, time accustomed us to take the blazingsun as a piece of cake and regarded the tor-rential rain as part of the day. We enduredthe tiredness, suppressed the unwillingness,and beat the difficulties. To be honest, dueto the fact that giving up is relatively easy-with simply an illness proof, some of ussurely thought about it. Nevertheless, wefound those who evaded, feared, and finallygave up were only of unnoticeable percent-age. Our big family still stuck together topass through the whole time.
As every story has an ending, every roadhas a destination. We get used to lookingforward to the destination of the road andexpecting to get there as fast as we can. Af-ter the ten days’training, however, a sim-ple question suddenly rushes into my head:what do I get from the military training?
Yes, I learnt the upright standing, the pa-rade step, and the boxing skills. I got themilitary uniform, the experience of guns,and everyday my body was so heavy thatno farther tiredness could be gained. Yet,beyond these things, I also gained some-
thing exactly engraved on my mind. It wasthe discipline that we should run against theclock at the muster time; it was the collec-tive consciousness that all was punished forone’s error; and it was the soldier’s spiritand the nation’s glory that I could feel tosome extent.
Something sticks in my mind is my drill-master, Cheng Rui, a very nice person whohas both the soldier’s essence and the intel-lectual’s temperament. He taught us a lot,way more than what we could learn in thetraining. I learnt about the posture of hold-ing the guns as well as shooting steps. Ilearnt about the tactic gestures and the ac-tual combat training. Most importantly, Ilearnt his understanding of being a person.He always said that he was not good attelling general principles. Instead, he usedhis action to tell us how to act. He told us asuccessful training should unite time bothstrict and active. Specifically, we should bestrict about the training. No joke, no happyface, only rules are remained. On the con-trary, we should be active while having therest. This is about what we should do notonly during the ten days, but also duringour lifetime. In general, it is most beneficialto act differently according to the varied sit-uation. All the things he taught me werepriceless, and I really appreciated all he hasdone to me.
I may not be capable of elaborating theimportance of the military training, but atleast I believe the day will come. It is theday we grow up to recognize the meaningsof these days, these people and these expe-riences. I think these experiences and mem-ories are just like soap bubbles flying in thewind. They may someday disappear in ourmind, but their impacts, their meanings willbe with us throughout our lives.
by Yang Xiaoyi(杨晓旖) A Lifetime Giftby Duan Zeyu(段泽宇)
Military TrainingTittle-tattle“life is a box of chocolates and you neverknow which one you will get.”It may great-ly vow the inner feeling for most of us afterthe military training because of some expe-rience and emotion we hadn't expected be-fore———for instance,fainting and askingsick leave in less than even three days———must be shorter than the time you hadthought?Don’t be that guilty. At least youencouraged those who still persevere tocare more about their health.
Once I thought the military training in theuniversity would be more painful than everso that I had prepared to embrace thepound———even the fact was that I thoughttoo much. CFAU always makes miraclesand for this time it is unexceptional. Shorterduration, greater meals and gentler drill-master compared with the situations in oth-er universities———I thought everyonewould just cry into laughter and appreciateand miss our drillmaster after military train-
ing———actually we did,and some of uscried for something else even I didn't knowwhy.
Absolutely I can't say this experience isnot unforgettable,and through our reactionat the moment of departure I even think itwill be a most impressive one———I'm notsaying the elements,you know,but thepeople who really taught us something andso strongly reminded us how different the
way they spend their life from us
Well,life is a sum of moments and I'm notwilling to miss any of them. The whole pro-cess of the military training is an act ofgrowing, in which most of us witnessedtheir maturing while the others saw the op-posite. I hope I've learned something fromit and so do you.
Even though the military training haspassed for almost a week,the rhythm of thissong still echoes through my world. Just asthe lyric says"What doesn't kill you makesyou stronger.''Everytime when I was almostdazed under the grilled sunshine or nearlygot crazy because of tedious training task,this sort of words could play an amazingrole in calming me down. Once I thoughtthere's no such difference between militarytraining in university and previous ones theunpleasant living condition, the heavy train-ing task and of course the grand review oftroops. However, what happened during thepast ten days proved that I was totallywrong.
Looking through the last military trainingin my springtime,you will find that no sig-nificant change has been made to the con-tent,whereas those to improve us differedfrom our previous experience. I still re-
membered two of the most unforgettablescenes in my military training. Let me sharethem with you.
The first scene happened when our teamperformed terribly in a rehearsal before-hand. As very limit time was left for us, ourcoaches requested us to stay up till half pastten in order to achieve the anticipated goal.As a result, the vast silent playground be-came alive again because of us. However, itcould be quite an intricate process to findout the fundamental cause in such a hurry.The active discussion and repeated practiceemerged in my mind over and over again.What impressed me the most was that no-body ever complained about the long train-ing time,even though it was impossible forus to take a shower after the whole day's tir-ing exertion. Instead,it seemed that every-one had the mutual desire to guarantee thehonor of our team no matter what difficul-
ties we had encountered. For the first time Ihad the unknown enthusiasm of my newlife in this strange city,because of the com-mon dream we owned,despite of whereverwe came from and whoever we were,webecame the only unification at that moment.
When it comes to the other scene whichimpressed me a lot,I believe that was themoment when our headmaster Zhao passedour troop in the background of majesticmilitary music with elegance and gentle-ness. For the first time that I saw how a realdiplomat performed in front of the public.Apparently,I was quite sure that the soldiertemperament was definitely not fosteredover a short period,just as the old sayingsays"Rome wasn't built in a day"Naturally Ibegan to understand the connotation of mil-itary training,which focused more on thedaily behavior of us instead of the final per-formance. Gradually,I was getting used to
treat daily trifles conscientiously,I was get-ting used to emphasizing the efficiency andtime-organization,I was even getting usedto keeping an elegant and energetic figurewhile hanging in there on the campus. Itwas exactly the exhausting military trainingthat contributed to the positive changes.
Consequently,sometimes what makes usstronger and brighter is not the idle compli-ment but the difficulties we confront,justlike military training. Combining exertionwith sense of achievement,my militarytraining ended,together with countlesshours we spent together,together with thehonor and perseverance we have acquired.Once the coach said 'this will also pass." tostimulate us,however,what will not passforever is the spirit of soldier which deeplyrooted both in our heart and behavior,justas twinkling star,shining in the most splen-did springtime.
by Chen Sijing(陈思婧)
Ten days may be a short interlude in one'slife, but it matters all the time. The militarytraining ended 10 days after this semester atlong last. Tears and laughter, gains andloss, success and failure composed an ev-er-praised poem of unforgettable memories.With great respect, I would like to pay atribute to my unforgettable ten days militarytraining, and all the comrades standing by.
I was one of the members in the Battalion1, Company 1, which was composed of al-most all the sophomore male students inour university. Stiffing weather that was hotenough to melt hell, Thigh and calf paincaused by the training as well as mosquitobites are the stumbling blocks in the way ofbeing excellent. Whether the Companymembers are of one mind determined thetraining effect of the whole team, and wemust rally supports from one another in theteam from the first row to the last one.From the very beginning, our memberswere all counting how many days should beleft, reluctant to do the training since it wasa compulsory and tough course we musttake. Even if the Company 1 tried its best to
do whatever the master said, in the jointperformance, it was again and again regard-ed as the worst one that received criticisminstead of praise. I can sure that at that timethe Company 1 members couldn't be calm.Instead, every member must be very frus-trated and complaining. Our sweat drops,our pains and wills finally turned out to bein vain. That shall be a shame.
However, I cannot forget what our chiefmaster had said to us after the joint perfor-mance-'This too shall pass'. Ten days' mili-tary training are short indeed, the glory andthe shame you get are temporary. Whetheryou choose to complain or to keep highmorale, the military training will finally endin the short ten days. To be a hero or to be amediocre person is decided by your own at-titude. Criticism and shame is only the wayto inspire you to fight, and the final win iswhat you should focus on to strike.
I must recall, after the joint performance,that some of our Company comradesstrived for the glory, sticking to training un-til they were injured, that despite one of us
could feel the sharp ache on the waist, hestill insist on training for the team's gloryand his sacred personal will. However hardthe training was, however bitter the criti-cism was, we believed in ourselves and co-herently maintained the high morale, be-cause our goal is only the final joint perfor-mance. Though the number of sick person-nel in our Company was rising, the remain-ing members still carried forward the wholeCompany's will and marched on. We, as awhole, never say give up but strive for thebest. All of us abandoned the coward words'I can never do it'.
The result turned out to be stunning. De-spite of punishment we got at night and bit-ter criticism each time in the tough eightdays, the very last two days we ultimatelygot praise at the joint performance. Wecould do it, and even better than othersthough we originally fell behind! As if by a-greement, the Company 1 members allclapped at themselves. Eight days' toughtraining and mocking from others we en-dured, along with the will for chasing ex-cellence and glory, turned out to be the ac-
knowledgement-We are the heroes.
From that we know, when torture comes,it's better to ask yourself to slip through theconfusion and move on, instead of fre-quently growling 'Why me?' Because whenwe are in the time of happiness, we alwaystake our good fortune for granted, but life isnot all the best. Remember, that complain-ing doesn't solve the problem, and it onlycauses more problems hindering yourgrowth, that the God only helps those whohelp themselves.
When the final joint performance came,every Company all did its best to pass it. Inthe ten-day military training, each Companyhas its own stories and wills. We all did agood job. For Company 1, this team, like astrong man exploring the wilderness alone,holds the will that the day of counter attackis coming, and the day of winning shouldnot be far behind. This too shall pass, andnever say never.